SPOILT HK BANDS!

wow, just re-watched the Converge "long road home" video, & i realised most of the venues are like school halls! the pa's are not amazing, & yet anything less than perfection doesnt seem to be good enough for a lot of local hk bands.
then again, Converge have a true punk/hardcore attitude, these guys just wanna bust their asses playing as many shows as possible.
im glad a small punk scene is starting to show up in hk, oi! squad, defiant scum & my band (rat alley) will be playing more shows soon, & we will put on a good show with whatever we got!
if i could afford to i would be putting on shows everyweek, but with the cost of kit i cant, this could be one of the many things holding hk back, coz lets face it for a city like hk, the music scene is weak.

DEALING WITH PETTY FUCKING BULLSHIT!

im am sick to death of hK right now! i have just been informed (once again) that everyone in the LoCal music "scene" hates me! well you know what? fucK the LoCal scene! if you guys wanna play music, thats cool but if all certain people are worried about is looking fucKing cooL & fitting into a niCe genre (thats what you are trying to do with your "scene") then i dont have fucking time for you anyway!
all im doing is trying to provide venues for people to play @, even my studio was used @one point! im helping local bands with artwork, finding them studio time, plenty of people seem to appreciate it but apparently im hated.
im not gonna start moaning on line about history, or giving people guilt trips, or make comments about money etc, all im going to say is this:
IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ME, GO SCREW YOURSELF! I REALLY COULDNT GIVE 2 SHITS, IM ANGRY BECAUSE ALL IM REALLY GUILTY OF IS BEING WHITE & A FEW PEOPLE NEVER GAVE ME A CHANCE BECAUSE THEY ASSUMED I WAS A PART TIME SUIT & WAS HERE TO SCREW THE LOCALS. ISNT THAT RACISM? ALL THESE BANDS YOU ASPIRE TO RIP OFF & COPY ARE WHITE, ARENT THEY?
MY WIFE WAS BORN HERE, SO FUCK YOU I'VE AS MUCH RIGHT TO BE HERE AS YOU!

p.s. this message is only aimed @ a certain few, (you know who you are) & is not meant to cause offence to hk's hardworking honest bands & musicians who i have the utmost respect for!

ARGHHHHHH! This shit is hard work!!!!!

Ok, so it's all go for From This Day @ Pier Pressure on the 29th!
it's been a struggle, still seems to be a few people that seem to want to see pier pressure fail but hey, im not gonna get all bitter about it & give up! those of you out there who support me make it all worth while, so thanks! HK is a weird place, all the people who bitch about not getting a chance to play & that people dont support "the scene" (by the way, i hate that term!) are the ones who seem to go out of their way to screw things up! if i was in this for the money i would have said "screw you!" a long time ago, but im gonna keep doing it as long as i enjoy it. Thanks to my beautiful wife Julia for all your support, you keep me sane & without you i'd have given up by now!

i just wanna say thanks to corey tam & zane stroud (this music studio) for all their help with pier pressure, i love you guys!

Corey Tam

Zane Stroud